Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Cawood Sword
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman House
- Fire in the Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Judges Lodging
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Castle Museum