Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- De Grey Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Minster
- Sixties York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Vision For York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building