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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Battle of the Standard
- Feeding Roman York
- The Hospitium
- York Central Library
- Margaret Clitherow
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Silver Strap Ends
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House
- Second World War York
- The Norman Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Lendal Bridge