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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Assembly Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Olave
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Carving
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Abbot's House
- Fairfax House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed