Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Silk Cap
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Minster