Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze weights
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Multangular Tower