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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Coins
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bone Trial Piece
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Abbey