Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Crux's Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Debtors' Prison
- Royal Station Hotel