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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- George Leeman
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Boot
- New Shopping Centres
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- The Shambles
- Monk Bar
- King Richard III and York
- The First Minster