Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Basilica
- Walmgate Bar
- Fairfax House
- The Red Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Alcuin of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Hospitium
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith