Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Coins
- View from Station Rise
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Council of Arles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York