Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Central Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- The Shambles
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rebuilt in Stone