Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Transport Moves On
- Alcuin of York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Barker Tower
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard II and York