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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of the God Mars
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Earswick
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior