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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Art Gallery
- A New University
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard