Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Micklegate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mansion House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of the God Mars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Medieval Prisons
- Trams Pulled by Horses