Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Coins
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Newgate Cross Shaft