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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- Our Lady's Row
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Black Death
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mary Ward