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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Military Belt Fitting
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's Airfield
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward I and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop