Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Crux's Church
- Barley Hall
- Crest of York St John College
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of Napoleon
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mansion House