Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Minster Library
- First World War Memorial
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Minster
- Dick Turpin
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas