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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Yorkshire Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- King Richard II and York
- William Etty, Artist