Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The New Theatre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Earswick
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Greyfriars