Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Bar Convent
- Skeldergate Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Shambles
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Carving
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Silk Cap