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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Basilica
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- New Earswick
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Vision For York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The New Theatre
- York in the fifteenth Century