Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Second World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Judges Lodging
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate