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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- A Pipkin
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Guildhall