Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Minster
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Feeding Roman York
- Fire in the Minster
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of Julia Velva