Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Holocaust
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Olave
- Rebuilt in Stone
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward II and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New University
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times