Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Victoria Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf