Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Walk
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Observatory
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street