Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Cross
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Multangular Tower
- The County Court House
- Barley Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Hospitium
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop