Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mary Ward
- Minster Library
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Walmgate Bar
- Monk Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Basilica
- King Edward III and York
- The Greyfriars
- St William's Shrine
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa