Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Yorkshire Museum
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Mystery Plays
- New Earswick
- York and the Holocaust
- The George Fox Incident
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Retreat