Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Airfield
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Constantius Chlorus
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon