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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Assembly Rooms
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham School
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Garrison
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Amber Bead Workshop
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva