Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St William's Shrine
- 62 Low Petergate
- Minster Library
- Second World War York
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Transport Moves On
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman House