Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The White Rose of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse