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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Ripon College for Women
- William Etty, Artist
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Castle
- Royal Station Hotel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Holocaust
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Mystery Plays
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fairfax House
- The Guildhall
- The Horn of Ulf