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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- St William's Shrine
- Ripon College for Women
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Stonegate
- York's Airfield
- Roman Head Pot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior