Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Transport Moves On
- Monk Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Cawood Sword
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The 1190 Massacre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jewbury Cemetery