Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- The Basilica
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Bombed
- Second World War York
- The First Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse