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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Finger Ring
- New Earswick
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward III and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Observatory
- Viking Silk Cap