Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- The Female Prison
- Transport Moves On
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mary Ward
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Military Belt Fitting
- Micklegate Bar
- The County Court House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch