Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Observatory
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New Vision For York
- York Central Library
- Church of St Olave
- The Mansion House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Clifford's Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Minster