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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St William's Shrine
- Dick Turpin
- The Bar Convent
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Bombed
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Cawood Sword