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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Assembly Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway Institute
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Transport Moves On
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Hospitium