Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Middleham Jewel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Debtors' Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Hoard
- King Edward II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Edward III and York
- First World War York