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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- William Etty, Artist
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- King Richard II and York
- The First Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham School
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Abbot's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Rowntree Park