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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol