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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward I and York
- De Grey Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward III and York
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Victoria Bar