Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Holocaust
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Water Lanes
- The Mystery Plays
- St Crux's Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York