Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fairfax House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Treasurer's House
- Teaching the Poor
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York