Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Earswick
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Crux's Church
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Clifford's Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cinema Comes to York