Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The Guildhall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fishergate Bar
- Victoria Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Shopping Centres
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed