Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York Garrison
- Is York Cursed?
- The White Rose of York
- George Leeman
- The 1190 Massacre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Observatory
- Royal Station Hotel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- The Female Prison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mansion House
- A New University