Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- George Leeman
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Holocaust
- Alcuin of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Minster Library
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Central Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Red Tower
- The Female Prison
- The George Fox Incident