Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Helmet
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barker Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Dick Turpin
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Airfield