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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- The Retreat
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ripon College for Women
- Crest of York St John College
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Sixties York
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Gold Finger Ring