Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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 Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- Clifford's Tower
- Jubbergate
- The Bar Convent
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust
- A New Walk
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Basilica