Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Vision For York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Monk Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Railway Station
- The Black Death
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet
- Transport Moves On