Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York Art Gallery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Dick Turpin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey