Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Constantius Chlorus
- De Grey Rooms
- The First Minster
- The York Observatory
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The New Theatre
- Fairfax House
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- Judges Lodging
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of an Athlete