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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree Park
- Guy Fawkes
- Treasurer's House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Helen
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Carving