Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- York Bombed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Olive Oil Container
- Jubbergate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- Stonegate