Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mary Ward
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Abbot's House
- Victoria Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 20th Century