Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Coins
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham School
- The Norman Abbey