Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Battle of the Standard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Walmgate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill