Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Bombed
- A New University
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree Park
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant