Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Eric Bloodaxe
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vikings and Christianity
- Monk Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Ripon College for Women
- The County Court House
- The Retreat