Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Boot
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of the God Mars
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward I and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station