Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Bar Convent
- The 1190 Massacre
- Silver Strap Ends
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Guildhall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Cross
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fishergate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop