Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The George Fox Incident
- The Cawood Sword
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Norman Window Frame
- The New Theatre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Tombstone of Julia Velva