Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Cawood Sword
- Treasurer's House
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Head Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith