Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Monk Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Garrison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On