Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- William Etty, Artist
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Basilica
- New Shopping Centres
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Our Lady's Row
- De Grey Rooms
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Helen