Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Castle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Crux's Church
- The Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Helen
- The First Minster
- Bronze weights
- Inscription to Hecules
- View from Station Rise