Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Male Grooming
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- Constantius Chlorus