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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Coins
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward III and York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House