Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Crest of York St John College
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Female Prison
- York Art Gallery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed