Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The York Observatory
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Carving
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward II and York
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Is York Cursed?
- New Shopping Centres
- Trams Pulled by Horses