Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Royal Station Hotel
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Olave
- Bone Trial Piece
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick