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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Sixties York
- Mary Ward
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'