Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Shambles
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Olave
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A Pipkin
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Bombed
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- New Earswick
- First World War York
- Trams Pulled by Horses