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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Abbot's House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ripon College for Women
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall
- First World War York
- Viking Boot
- The County Court House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Holocaust
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'