Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Our Lady's Row
- Walmgate Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- A New University
- Barley Hall
- The First Minster