Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mansion House
- The Hospitium
- Ouse Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward I and York
- Alcuin of York
- William Etty, Artist
- Water Lanes
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Royal Station Hotel