Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- A Pipkin
- George Leeman
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Guildhall
- Vikings and Christianity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Coat of Arms