Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval
- De Grey Rooms
- York Garrison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Alcuin of York
- York Bombed
- The Council of Arles
- Holy Trinity Church
- York St John in the 20th Century