Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- A New University
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Tower
- Mary Ward
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Mystery Plays