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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Minster Library
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Boot
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)