Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Minster Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- Transport Moves On
- First World War York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Gold Arm Ring
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The 1190 Massacre
- Skeldergate Bridge