Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Boot
- The Guildhall
- Barley Hall
- John Carr - Architect
- The Retreat
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Monk Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head