Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Sixties York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Barker Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- William Etty, Artist
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On
- The Guildhall
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Helen
- Fire in the Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant