Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Cawood Sword
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- John Carr - Architect
- The Basilica
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Abbot's House
- Sixties York
- Royal Station Hotel