Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Crux's Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Garrison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith