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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Hoard
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Male Grooming
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fishergate Bar