Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Our Lady's Row
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman Abbey
- George Leeman
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Greyfriars
- King Richard II and York
- Constantius Chlorus