Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War York
- The New Theatre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Walk
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barley Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Crest of York St John College
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Castle Museum