Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Council of Arles
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Female Prison
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Art Gallery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Helmet
- Barley Hall
- Mary Ward
- Guy Fawkes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Olave
- Teaching the Poor