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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Medieval Minster
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- St Crux's Church