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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mansion House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Council of Arles
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Scarborough Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Stonegate
- Church of St Helen
- The County Court House