Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- View from Station Rise
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze weights
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Lendal Tower
- The York Observatory
- Barley Hall
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier