Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Head Pot
- St Crux's Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Basilica
- Bronze weights
- Fairfax House
- Norman Window Frame
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Sixties York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Shopping Centres