Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- King Edward III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Gold Finger Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- The Greyfriars
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust