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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- First World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Stonegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The County Court House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward III and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Red Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House