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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Transport Moves On
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Richard III and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The End of the Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Judges Lodging
- Scarborough Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa