Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's Airfield
- The York Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Greyfriars
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New Walk
- Victoria Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Dick Turpin
- York Union Gas Works
- York Railway Station