Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Central Library
- The Guildhall
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Debtors' Prison
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Hoard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Judges Lodging
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head