Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of the God Mars
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Earswick
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Helen
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Teaching the Poor