Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Black Death
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fairfax House
- A New Walk
- The Assembly Rooms
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inside the Roman Fortress