Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard II and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway Institute
- The Mansion House
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The Assembly Rooms