Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fishergate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Guildhall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Margaret Clitherow