Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- St William's Shrine
- The Abbot's House
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Tower
- A Pipkin
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham School
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street