Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- York Castle Museum
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Judges Lodging
- The Council of Arles
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The New Theatre
- Victoria Bar