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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Union Gas Works
- Mary Ward
- Viking Coins
- Minster Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman House
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Castle