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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of the God Mars
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Coins
- Barker Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Railway Station