Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- The Cawood Sword
- York Garrison
- Feeding Roman York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Richard II and York