Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Monk Bar
- The Hospitium
- The Black Death
- The Multangular Tower
- Judges Lodging
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Retreat
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Shambles
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Female Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Margaret Clitherow
- John Carr - Architect