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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Chimney Pot
- George Leeman
- King Edward I and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Basilica
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head