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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Olave
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- A Pipkin
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Judges Lodging
- St Martin Le Grand Church