Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Retreat
- Ouse Bridge
- Inscription to Hecules
- Treasurer's House
- Lendal Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Carving
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Middleham Jewel
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