Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Multangular Tower
- A New University
- Fire in the Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Art Gallery
- The Shambles
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard