Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A Pipkin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fairfax House
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman House
- Barley Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century