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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Head Pot
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward I and York
- York Castle Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- The Bar Convent
- York Art Gallery
- The Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- A Pipkin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa