Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Guildhall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Second World War York
- The Greyfriars
- Vikings and Christianity
- The George Fox Incident
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith