Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bone Trial Piece
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- Bootham School
- York and the Holocaust
- The Black Death
- Barker Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Bombed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Crux's Church
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York