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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Middleham Jewel
- Clifford's Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Silk Cap
- Gold Arm Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison
- The York Observatory
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- St Crux's Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Is York Cursed?
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Bar