Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- De Grey Rooms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- Minster Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mansion House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church