Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rowntree Park
- Water Lanes
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Coins
- The Bar Convent
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Central Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street