Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- The Council of Arles
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Abbot's House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A Pipkin
- York Central Library
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze weights
- The Mansion House
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Observatory