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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Is York Cursed?
- The Red Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Walmgate Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Retreat
- Gold Finger Ring
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison