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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- View from Station Rise
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A Pipkin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Prisons
- William Etty, Artist
- Guy Fawkes
- Feeding Roman York