Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Greyfriars
- The Shambles
- St Crux's Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Cross
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Carving
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate