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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A Pipkin
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Prisons
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fire in the Minster
- Industrial Upheaval