Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Multangular Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Silk Cap
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Judges Lodging
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse