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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward III and York
- The First Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barley Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Leonard's Hospital