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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The White Rose of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Helmet
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- Statue of the God Mars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Margaret Clitherow
- Barker Tower
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Crux's Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Micklegate Bar