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/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Shambles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward III and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Central Library
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Guildhall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Female Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Holocaust
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Is York Cursed?