Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jubbergate
- Barley Hall
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Norman Window Frame
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- New Earswick
- King Edward III and York
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway