Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- Olive Oil Container
- Dick Turpin
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Observatory
- The York Hoard