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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward II and York
- Dick Turpin
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- First World War Memorial
- York Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fire in the Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A Pipkin