Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Industrial Upheaval