Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- A New Vision For York
- King Richard III and York
- Judges Lodging
- Middleham Jewel
- York Railway Station
- George Leeman
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Queen Margaret's Arch