Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Olave
- Bone Trial Piece
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Barker Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Industrial Upheaval