Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Walmgate Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- The End of the Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Yorkshire Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The George Fox Incident
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- George Leeman
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon