Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Crest of York St John College
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Railway Institute
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham School
- Second World War York
- The Abbot's House
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York