Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Central Library