Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Central Library
- Vikings and Christianity
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- William Etty, Artist