Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze weights
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Medieval Prisons
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham School
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Transport Moves On
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Medieval Minster