Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- Aldwark Synagogue
- All Saints Church, North Street
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Norman Window Frame
- The White Rose of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Barker Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters