Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Micklegate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Stonegate
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom