Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jubbergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- New Earswick
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Yorkshire Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The County Court House
- Mary Ward