Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Lendal Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Head Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Airfield
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Carving
- First World War Memorial
- Medieval Prisons
- The Bar Convent
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels