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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Coat of Arms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fairfax House
- The First Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Gods and Goddesses