Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St William's Shrine
- Alcuin of York
- The Guildhall
- Ouse Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Is York Cursed?
- Olive Oil Container
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- First World War York