Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Our Lady's Row
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Lendal Tower
- View from Station Rise
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fire in the Minster
- A New University
- Bronze weights