Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Multangular Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Wilfrid