Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Castle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Crest of York St John College
- Fire in the Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A Pipkin
- 62 Low Petergate