Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Victoria Bar
- A New Walk
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- Teaching the Poor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A Pipkin
- Gold Finger Ring
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The 1190 Massacre