Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- St Crux's Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Minster Library
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Earswick