Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The Female Prison
- Constantius Chlorus
- A Pipkin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St William's Shrine
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Minster
- Water Lanes
- Gold Finger Ring
- Sixties York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- Stonegate