Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward II and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cinema Comes to York
- Lendal Tower
- View from Station Rise
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Treasurer's House