Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Treasurer's House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- New Shopping Centres
- New Earswick
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Helmet
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Castle Museum
- The New Theatre
- Ouse Bridge
- Barley Hall