Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Edward I and York
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Art Gallery
- The Railway Institute
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Horn of Ulf
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar