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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Greyfriars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Helmet
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward II and York
- York's Airfield
- The Hospitium