Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Castle Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rowntree Park
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Royal Station Hotel