Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Crux's Church
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa