Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Olive Oil Container
- The New Theatre
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Water Lanes
- The York Helmet
- A New Vision For York
- Treasurer's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers