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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Coat of Arms
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Boot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- St William's Shrine
- Sixties York
- The Roman Fortress
- A New Walk
- A New University
- Walmgate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle