Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Walmgate Bar