Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- Mary Ward
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Hospitium
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New Vision For York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cinema Comes to York