Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- Guy Fawkes
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Treasurer's House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The 1190 Massacre
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Black Death
- Fishergate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Jubbergate
- Clifford's Tower