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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Micklegate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Helmet
- Teaching the Poor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard II and York
- The Railway Institute
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Minster
- Yorkshire Museum