Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Hoard
- The Hospitium
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Jubbergate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Treasurer's House
- York Castle Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Garrison
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- Inside the Roman Fortress