Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Scarborough Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Red Tower
- York Bombed
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Art Gallery
- The York Helmet