Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward II and York
- View from Station Rise
- Feeding Roman York
- The Guildhall
- King Richard III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Minster
- Silver Strap Ends