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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- The White Rose of York