Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Castle
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of Marston Moor