Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of the God Mars
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Helen
- The Red Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Our Lady's Row
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A Pipkin
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The New Theatre
- St William's Shrine