Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Military Belt Fitting
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Council of Arles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Union Gas Works