Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The New Theatre
- John Carr - Architect
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Cross
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Garrison
- Dick Turpin
- The Debtors' Prison