Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- Crest of York St John College
- York Garrison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Retreat
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Ripon College for Women
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street