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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Black Death
- The Retreat
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- The York Observatory
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Helmet
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century