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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Olave
- The Black Death
- John Carr - Architect
- St Crux's Church
- The End of the Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Male Grooming
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers