Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Minster Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Dick Turpin
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- De Grey Rooms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Head Pot