Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Teaching the Poor
- York Garrison
- Bronze weights
- King Richard II and York
- Walmgate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- William Etty, Artist
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap