Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Roman Fortress
- George Leeman
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham School
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- William Etty, Artist