Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Leeman
- Holy Trinity Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar
- The First Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Council of Arles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Cross
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Walmgate Bar
- The Basilica
- Bootham School
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ripon College for Women
- The Newgate Cross Shaft