Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- 62 Low Petergate
- Guy Fawkes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Walk
- New Shopping Centres
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Airfield
- Teaching the Poor
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Olave