Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Council of Arles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Railway Station
- A New Walk
- The York Observatory
- Minster Library
- The Railway Institute
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The County Court House
- The Norman Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Alcuin of York
- Second World War York