Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman House
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Bar