Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Assembly Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The White Rose of York
- Mary Ward