Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze weights
- The Cawood Sword
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The York Hoard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Helmet
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Observatory
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers