Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rowntree Park
- Barley Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers