Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Observatory
- Fairfax House
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Olave
- First World War Memorial
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- The George Fox Incident
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Guildhall
- Viking Silk Cap