Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Treasurer's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Helmet
- Archbishop Scrope Executed