Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Bombed
- The Bar Convent
- York Art Gallery
- Dick Turpin
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake