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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Ripon College for Women
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Crest of York St John College
- Jubbergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Industrial Upheaval