Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Hospitium
- The Railway Institute
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The White Rose of York
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Minster