Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Assembly Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Hospitium
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Walk
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Helen
- The First Railway Station
- Transport Moves On
- King Richard III and York
- Monk Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital