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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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Female Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree Park
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Helen
- Fairfax House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fishergate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop