Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Ripon College for Women
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Minster Library
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The End of the Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Abbot's House
- The Shambles
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Castle Museum
- Lendal Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop