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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The White Rose of York
- View from Station Rise
- Victoria Bar
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Constantius Chlorus
- Walmgate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St William's Shrine
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith