Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Minster
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital