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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- St Crux's Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Olave
- The First Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Jubbergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels