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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Helmet
- The First Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Olave
- Minster Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Bar Convent
- Second World War York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge