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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- York Bombed
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- The Abbot's House
- The Hospitium
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Guy Fawkes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Water Lanes
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart