Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Assembly Rooms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Central Library
- Bootham Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Stonegate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Hoard
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle