Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Boot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Female Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake