Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Black Death
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- The Retreat