Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Coat of Arms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Is York Cursed?
- View from Station Rise
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Helmet
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Bar