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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of Napoleon
- The White Rose of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Prisons
- The Norman Castle
- The Female Prison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Constantius Chlorus