Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Multangular Tower
- A New Walk
- York and the Holocaust
- Ripon College for Women
- Victoria Bar
- Monk Bar
- Dick Turpin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Retreat
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- View from Station Rise