Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bone Trial Piece
- Monk Bar
- Stonegate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Royal Station Hotel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- New Shopping Centres
- The Horn of Ulf
- Transport Moves On
- St William's Shrine
- York's Medieval Synagogue