Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- Scarborough Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York
- Monk Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- Judges Lodging