Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Our Lady's Row
- The New Theatre
- The First Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- Monk Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Assembly Rooms
- Sixties York