Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The New Theatre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Royal Station Hotel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barker Tower
- New Earswick
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Garrison
- First World War York