Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- Guy Fawkes
- The Mansion House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen
- The Horn of Ulf
- A Pipkin
- York Art Gallery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War Memorial
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Holocaust