Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard III and York
- First World War Memorial
- York Bombed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Cross
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jubbergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in Viking Times