Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Garrison
- York Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Military Belt Fitting
- Norman Window Frame
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The End of the Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Victoria Bar
- York Art Gallery
- York's Coat of Arms
- The County Court House
- York Castle Museum