Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Second World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New Walk
- Lendal Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters