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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Minster
- York Bombed
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Mystery Plays
- The New Theatre
- The Guildhall
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Water Lanes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle