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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Hospitium
- The Bar Convent
- William Etty, Artist
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior