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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Walk
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Carving
- Olive Oil Container
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York
- York Castle Museum