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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Prisons
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- Silver Strap Ends
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Olive Oil Container
- Judges Lodging
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Mystery Plays
- Central Methodist Chapel