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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Crux's Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard III and York