Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Sixties York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree Park
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Water Lanes
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- York Art Gallery
- The Council of Arles
- Teaching the Poor