Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Abbot's House
- St William's Shrine
- William Etty, Artist
- Is York Cursed?
- York Castle Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Walk
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity