Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Prisons
- Judges Lodging
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward III and York
- The Shambles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Greyfriars
- York Castle Museum
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Finger Ring
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions