Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Feeding Roman York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Clifford's Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A New Walk
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Helmet
- Judges Lodging
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers