Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Olive Oil Container
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Leeman
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Guy Fawkes
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Feeding Roman York
- The Abbot's House
- The York Observatory
- Medieval Prisons