Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Minster
- Stonegate
- Lendal Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Hospitium
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Victoria Bar
- The Red Tower