Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The County Court House
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Shambles
- Inscription to Hecules
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Barley Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Black Death
- The Horn of Ulf
- Treasurer's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Basilica
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Crest of York St John College
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 18th Century