Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Norman Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Crux's Church
- Lendal Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- Micklegate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons