Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Medieval Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Minster
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Olave
- Feeding Roman York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress