Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of the God Mars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Sixties York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway Institute
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Guildhall
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Helen
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Council of Arles
- Dick Turpin