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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Margaret Clitherow
- Minster Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward II and York