Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Richard III and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mansion House
- New Shopping Centres
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters