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/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- A New University
- Rebuilt in Stone
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Greyfriars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Minster
- The Female Prison