Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Union Gas Works
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- St William's Shrine
- Ripon College for Women
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Silk Cap
- The White Rose of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman