Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- Alcuin of York
- Fire in the Minster
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Sixties York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel