Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A Pipkin
- York Union Gas Works
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- Sixties York
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Art Gallery
- York Garrison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Abbot's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Bar Convent
- William Etty, Artist