Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Castle
- The Retreat
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Treasurer's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Victorian Prison Building