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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mansion House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Bar Convent
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Yorkshire Museum
- Dick Turpin
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch