Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- First World War York
- The County Court House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Stonegate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse