Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Boot
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward III and York
- Mary Ward
- The Hospitium
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- The Debtors' Prison