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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate
- Water Lanes
- The New Theatre
- De Grey Rooms
- York Castle Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Second World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Earswick
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A Pipkin