Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The 1190 Massacre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Holy Trinity Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway