Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Coins
- The George Fox Incident
- The End of the Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Shambles
- Jubbergate
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Olave
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway Institute
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of an Athlete
- Clifford's Tower
- King Edward III and York