Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Cawood Sword
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham School
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- Sixties York
- Medieval Prisons
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Royal Station Hotel