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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- William Etty, Artist
- Victoria Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Hospitium
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Carving
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Silk Cap