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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Hospitium
- Roman Head Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Holocaust
- Dick Turpin
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- Barley Hall
- The York Observatory