Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Monk Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bone Trial Piece
- John Carr - Architect
- Industrial Upheaval
- The New Theatre
- York in the fifteenth Century