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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Debtors' Prison
- Middleham Jewel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A New Vision For York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window