Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Abbot's House
- St Crux's Church
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Hospitium
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward