Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Abbot's House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- William Etty, Artist
- John Carr - Architect
- Jubbergate
- The Cawood Sword