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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Judges Lodging
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Bar Convent
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Middleham Jewel