Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Fire in the Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fairfax House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- Dick Turpin
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Abbey
- York Central Library