Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham School
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Prisons
- The Council of Arles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Shopping Centres
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New University
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Holy Trinity Church