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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- A Pipkin
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- The Female Prison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Gold Finger Ring
- The White Rose of York