Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward II and York
- De Grey Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave