Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St William's Shrine
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The George Fox Incident
- The Council of Arles
- Crest of York St John College
- William Etty, Artist
- Bone Trial Piece
- Treasurer's House
- Ripon College for Women
- The White Rose of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake