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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Mystery Plays
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- York Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A Pipkin
- View from Station Rise
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York