Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Cross
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Guildhall
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- Treasurer's House
- Guy Fawkes
- Clifford's Tower