Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- John Carr - Architect
- The Guildhall
- Feeding Roman York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Bar Convent
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Chimney Pot
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Jubbergate