Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Ripon College for Women
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fishergate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Art Gallery
- Lendal Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Minster Library