Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Minster
- Mary Ward
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Castle
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital