Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Black Death
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Coins
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Council of Arles
- The First Railway Station