Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Stonegate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- Second World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- Rowntree Park
- The Bar Convent
- A Pipkin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- New Earswick
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom