Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Our Lady's Row
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription to Hecules
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fairfax House
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- Bronze weights