Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Female Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward I and York
- First World War Memorial
- De Grey Rooms
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- New Shopping Centres