Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Clifford's Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman House
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Rowntree Park
- York Central Library
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War York