Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- George Leeman
- The New Theatre