Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway Institute
- The George Fox Incident
- Margaret Clitherow
- Teaching the Poor
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Shambles
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman House