Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Norman Window Frame
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Bootham Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Bombed
- Bootham School
- De Grey Rooms
- Glazed Medieval Jug