Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- William Etty, Artist
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Retreat
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Jubbergate
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Boot
- Bone Trial Piece
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries