Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Bombed
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The End of the Abbey
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Abbey