Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Cross
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Coat of Arms