Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fishergate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The First Railway Station
- York Central Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'