Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fire in the Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Coat of Arms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Helen
- The Hospitium
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Guildhall
- Industrial Upheaval