Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Multangular Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Carving
- Middleham Jewel
- Mary Ward
- Gold Arm Ring
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart