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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The End of the Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Olive Oil Container
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Head Pot
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Teaching the Poor
- The Roman Fortress