Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Helen
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham School
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Is York Cursed?
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The End of the Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Helmet