Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Holocaust
- The Red Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fairfax House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Ripon College for Women
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Shambles
- The County Court House