Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Greyfriars
- Stonegate
- Church of St Olave
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist