Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Transport Moves On
- The Hospitium
- King Edward III and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Is York Cursed?
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The First Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Monk Bar