Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Mithras and Arimanius
- 62 Low Petergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The 1190 Massacre