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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Holocaust
- Walmgate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Barker Tower
- A New Vision For York
- First World War York
- The Shambles