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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall
- King Edward I and York
- Guy Fawkes
- The Black Death
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Earswick
- Statue of the God Mars
- Feeding Roman York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace