Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Female Prison
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Hospitium
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New Vision For York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Ouse Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- The First Minster