Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Shambles
- Holy Trinity Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward
- The Norman House
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- The Guildhall
- De Grey Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Multangular Tower