Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- Stonegate
- The County Court House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel