Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jubbergate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Boot
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Richard III and York
- Sixties York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Leeman