Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Olave
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Helmet
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake