Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Micklegate Bar
- The Basilica
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- View from Station Rise
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva