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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Retreat
- The Battle of the Standard
- Gold Finger Ring
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Art Gallery
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'