Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Castle
- Walmgate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Garrison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)