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 Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- Mary Ward
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Central Library
- New Shopping Centres
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa