Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze weights
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Lendal Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Middleham Jewel
- De Grey Rooms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Stonegate