Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Mansion House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Assembly Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- Transport Moves On
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Olive Oil Container