Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Holocaust
- York Central Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Dick Turpin
- Lendal Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- York Union Gas Works
- The Retreat
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bootham Bar