Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Central Library
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- King Edward III and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Guildhall