Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Bootham Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Abbot's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Cross
- Treasurer's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Monk Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ouse Bridge