Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Treasurer's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Edward II and York
- The Mystery Plays
- Ouse Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway Institute
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A Pipkin
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Minster