Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War York
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick
- The York Helmet
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Second World War York
- Barley Hall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Dick Turpin
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard