Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Red Tower
- A Pipkin
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Finger Ring
- Judges Lodging
- The Norman House
- Water Lanes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft