Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- View from Station Rise
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- De Grey Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Micklegate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- First World War York