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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Guildhall
- Teaching the Poor
- King Richard II and York
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Is York Cursed?
- Dick Turpin
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Holocaust
- Crest of York St John College
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Cawood Sword
- Queen Margaret's Arch