Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Mansion House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Military Belt Fitting
- New Earswick
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Victoria Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Walk
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart