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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Silk Cap
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Stonegate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rowntree Park
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Assembly Rooms