Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham School
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes
- The Bar Convent
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Central Library