Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ouse Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Castle
- The Guildhall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy