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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward III and York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Norman Window Frame
- The Red Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fairfax House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse