Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Water Lanes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring
- Dick Turpin
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Silver Strap Ends