Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Sixties York
- A New Walk
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Mary Ward
- Fishergate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree Park
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Railway Station