Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Hospitium
- The Mansion House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cinema Comes to York
- St William's Shrine
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate