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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Leeman
- The Norman Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze weights
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Burial Vessel