Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- St William's Shrine
- Mary Ward
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The White Rose of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A Pipkin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Cross
- The Greyfriars
- De Grey Rooms
- Teaching the Poor