Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman House
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists