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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Minster Library
- Second World War York
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Monk Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Barley Hall
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Railway Station
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Male Grooming