Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Arm Ring
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Silver Strap Ends
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Hoard
- The Abbot's House
- Bootham Bar