Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- John Carr - Architect
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Garrison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St William's Shrine
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- Teaching the Poor
- The Assembly Rooms