Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Council of Arles
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Transport Moves On
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Minster Library