Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- George Leeman
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription to Hecules
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Helmet
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Burial Vessel