Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- The Mansion House
- Barley Hall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Mary Ward
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The George Fox Incident
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vale of York Viking Hoard