Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze weights
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Council of Arles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Bombed