Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Monk Bar
- Dick Turpin
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Coins
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The First Railway Station
- Stonegate
- The Mystery Plays
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- George Leeman