Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Cross
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Aldwark Synagogue