Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Feeding Roman York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fishergate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Cawood Sword
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Garrison