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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Monk Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Black Death
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Leeman
- The Cawood Sword
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Artists, Writers and Scientists