Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- View from Station Rise
- Stonegate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Holocaust
- St Crux's Church
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Railway King: George Hudson