Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fairfax House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Our Lady's Row
- The White Rose of York
- The Black Death
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Coins
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Norman Window Frame
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York