Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Judges Lodging
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Second World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Lendal Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street