Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Dick Turpin
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New University
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- John Carr - Architect
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Garrison
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Olave
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War York