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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Middleham Jewel
- Water Lanes
- The Railway Institute
- Royal Station Hotel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mansion House
- A New Vision For York
- First World War Memorial
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York St John in the 20th Century