Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Castle
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Greyfriars