Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Shopping Centres
- The Norman Minster
- York Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- Fishergate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Castle
- Norman Window Frame
- The Female Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart