Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Stonegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward II and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Our Lady's Row
- A Pipkin