Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Minster Library
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Garrison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze weights
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Sixties York