Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Teaching the Poor
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fire in the Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Helen
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription to Hecules