Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Art Gallery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Sixties York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- New Shopping Centres
- The Basilica
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Black Death