Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Female Prison
- First World War Memorial
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Helen
- The Hospitium
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Airfield
- Crest of York St John College
- St Crux's Church
- The Council of Arles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels