Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Lendal Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- First World War Memorial
- The Guildhall