Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Greyfriars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Stonegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Castle Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Chimney Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War York