Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Carving
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barley Hall
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Basilica
- A New University
- Stonegate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Castle
- The Shambles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions