Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Head Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- Constantius Chlorus
- A Pipkin
- Middleham Jewel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Boot
- Is York Cursed?
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Chimney Pot