Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Council of Arles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- Our Lady's Row
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Railway Institute
- The Mystery Plays
- York Union Gas Works
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Earswick