Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Council of Arles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Helmet
- The Black Death
- Fairfax House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Head Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Vision For York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers