Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Norman Window Frame
- The Medieval Castle
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat
- King Richard II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- De Grey Rooms
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Mary Ward
- Is York Cursed?