Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Sixties York
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Norman Window Frame
- Monk Bar
- The York Helmet
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham School
- George Leeman