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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Retreat
- The George Fox Incident
- York Union Gas Works
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Female Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- The Guildhall
- Sixties York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Military Belt Fitting