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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New Walk
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bone Trial Piece
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Ouse Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century