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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- The New Theatre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Castle
- The Council of Arles
- Constantius Chlorus
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Shambles