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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The White Rose of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Basilica
- King Edward II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Olave
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate