Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of the Standard
- The End of the Abbey
- Second World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The George Fox Incident
- Is York Cursed?
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Olave
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- Treasurer's House