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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Bombed
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The New Theatre