Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Abbot's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New University
- Bootham School
- Lendal Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Industrial Upheaval
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Helen
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Micklegate Bar