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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Crux's Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Black Death
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Constantius Chlorus