Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Holocaust
- Crest of York St John College
- The Red Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom