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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Monk Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- The Abbot's House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Alcuin of York