Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The White Rose of York
- Alcuin of York
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Carving
- The Black Death
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- Bootham School
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug