Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Transport Moves On
- Monk Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fire in the Minster
- Water Lanes
- York Castle Museum
- Mary Ward
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'