Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ouse Bridge
- Water Lanes
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Constantius Chlorus
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Hospitium
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Micklegate Bar