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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Head Pot
- Minster Library
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Prisons
- New Earswick
- Teaching the Poor
- The Guildhall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway Institute
- The Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barley Hall