Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Helen
- Dick Turpin