Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward II and York
- First World War York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Dick Turpin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Assembly Rooms