Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Basilica
- The Cawood Sword
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake