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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Art Gallery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Debtors' Prison
- St William's Shrine
- The Roman Fortress
- Silver Strap Ends