Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- First World War York
- Our Lady's Row
- King Richard III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Head Pot
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Abbot's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning