Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital