Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Alcuin of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Walk
- York and the Holocaust
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward III and York
- The Mansion House
- Monk Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On
- Second World War York
- York Union Gas Works