Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Earswick
- The Guildhall
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cinema Comes to York
- Water Lanes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century