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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Art Gallery
- The Guildhall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed