Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The White Rose of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning