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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham School
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Water Lanes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze weights