Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Walmgate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Second World War York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Barley Hall
- Victoria Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles