Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School
- The Norman Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- George Leeman
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Sixties York
- The New Theatre
- The Abbot's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church