Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New University
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Garrison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Transport Moves On
- York Art Gallery
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Carving
- Gold Finger Ring