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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of the God Mars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Alcuin of York
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree Park
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes