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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- De Grey Rooms
- New Shopping Centres
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Castle Museum
- The Roman Fortress
- The Black Death
- Stonegate
- Lendal Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor