Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- The Mystery Plays
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A Pipkin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Stonegate
- The Norman Castle
- A New University
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Elizabeth Boardingham