Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Guy Fawkes
- Monk Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Olave
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Artists, Writers and Scientists