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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Military Belt Fitting
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- Stonegate
- Dick Turpin
- Fishergate Bar
- Minster Library
- Viking Male Grooming