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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fire in the Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway