Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- A Pipkin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Railway Station
- The Hospitium
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- The County Court House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Second World War York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of All Saints Pavement