Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard II and York
- The Female Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- Sixties York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway Institute
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Richard III and York