Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- Jubbergate
- The Mystery Plays
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St William's Shrine
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Holocaust
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels