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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Stonegate
- Treasurer's House
- The County Court House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The 1190 Massacre
- Elizabeth Boardingham