Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Greyfriars
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Monk Bar