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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze weights
- The Battle of the Standard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Walk
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- John Carr - Architect
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Arm Ring