Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Holocaust
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward II and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- The New Theatre
- The Black Death
- Church of St Olave
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Second World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar