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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Carving
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Garrison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New Walk
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Judges Lodging
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame