Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- George Leeman
- St William's Shrine
- Cinema Comes to York
- First World War Memorial
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- The George Fox Incident
- St Crux's Church
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Cross
- Micklegate Bar
- Stonegate
- Viking Sword Pommel