Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of an Athlete
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Greyfriars
- Lendal Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War Memorial
- The Abbot's House
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Hair of a Roman Girl