Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward I and York
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Coat of Arms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barley Hall
- Sixties York
- First World War Memorial
- Fishergate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity