Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Bar Convent
- Barley Hall
- Monk Bar
- New Earswick
- Statue of Napoleon
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum