Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A Pipkin
- The Retreat
- The First Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The George Fox Incident
- Rebuilt in Stone
- All Saints Church, North Street
- A New Walk
- The Hospitium
- The Guildhall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith