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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Hospitium
- A New University
- The York Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- John Carr - Architect