Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham School
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Statue of Napoleon
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Fire in the Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century