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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Gold Arm Ring
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Clifford's Tower
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Guy Fawkes
- The Multangular Tower
- The Female Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Skeldergate Bridge