Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Cawood Sword
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Art Gallery
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Clifford's Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Military Belt Fitting