Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Constantius Chlorus
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Red Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Roman Head Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Abbot's House