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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze weights
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The York Hoard
- The Norman House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward I and York