Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Second World War York
- The Guildhall
- Fairfax House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Mystery Plays
- View from Station Rise
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Hospitium
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York