Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman Minster
- The Norman House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Clifford's Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey