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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School
- The Norman Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Minster Library
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- The Abbot's House
- Cinema Comes to York