Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Bar Convent
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Basilica
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard II and York
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Our Lady's Row
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Cross
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey