Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Jubbergate
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle
- The Black Death
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Abbey
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Basilica
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Coins
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword