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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The York Helmet
- Mary Ward
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Garrison
- New Shopping Centres
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Helen