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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Bar Convent
- St Crux's Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Minster
- The First Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Head Pot
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Abbot's House