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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- New Shopping Centres
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Clifford's Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Leeman
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist