Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- A Pipkin
- Jubbergate
- Viking Coins
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- Fishergate Bar
- Water Lanes
- John Carr - Architect
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece