Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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.
- Mary Ward
- Monk Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- Second World War York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze weights
- Lendal Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway Institute
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower