Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Retreat
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Victoria Bar