Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Castle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Sixties York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- The York Observatory
- The New Theatre