Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Our Lady's Row
- The Shambles
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Black Death
- The York Helmet