Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Castle
- John Carr - Architect
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Female Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- Lendal Tower