Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Olave
- Holy Trinity Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A Pipkin