Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- St Crux's Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman House
- Bootham Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Sixties York
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Minster
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Greyfriars