Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- De Grey Rooms
- George Leeman
- Water Lanes
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St William's Shrine
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Judges Lodging
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The County Court House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard III and York