Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Retreat
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mystery Plays
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist
- The Guildhall
- The Hospitium
- The First Railway Station
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- John Carr - Architect