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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross
- Transport Moves On
- The Cawood Sword
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fire in the Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway Institute
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Shopping Centres
- Mithras and Arimanius