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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Olave
- York Railway Station