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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Industrial Upheaval
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- George Leeman
- Ouse Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Minster