Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Water Lanes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Bar Convent
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Monk Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart