Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Basilica
- Yorkshire Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Dick Turpin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The End of the Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Monk Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Cross
- The George Fox Incident