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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Crest of York St John College
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Helmet
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York
- The First Minster
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Castle
- Margaret Clitherow