Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The White Rose of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway Institute
- Teaching the Poor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New University
- First World War Memorial
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels