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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- Fishergate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Dick Turpin
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Head Pot
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- Barley Hall
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Bar Convent