Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Black Death
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vikings and Christianity
- The White Rose of York
- Roman Chimney Pot