Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Alcuin of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze weights
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith