Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Railway Station
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of St Olave
- New Earswick
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Stonegate
- De Grey Rooms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Garrison
- York Art Gallery
- A Pipkin