Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- De Grey Rooms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- The Cawood Sword