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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- View from Station Rise
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- De Grey Rooms
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Walmgate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Shambles
- St William's Shrine
- Trams Pulled by Horses