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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman House
- Anglian Cross
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Airfield
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery