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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Barker Tower
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- Fairfax House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Multangular Tower