Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Boot
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Council of Arles