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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Mary Ward
- Crest of York St John College
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard II and York
- The Basilica
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Minster Library
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Yorkshire Museum