Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward II and York
- The Retreat
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Victoria Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Water Lanes
- The Bar Convent