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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Monk Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Richard III and York
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Olive Oil Container