Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Minster
- Barley Hall
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fire in the Minster