Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Margaret Clitherow
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- Clifford's Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Council of Arles
- Industrial Upheaval
- Teaching the Poor
- The Hospitium
- The Cawood Sword
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar