Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- First World War York
- Barker Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York