Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Clifford's Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Judges Lodging
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Multangular Tower