Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- First World War York
- The Norman Castle
- Gold Arm Ring
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The First Railway Station
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Second World War York
- Anglian Cross
- Bone Trial Piece