Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum
- The Medieval Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- The Multangular Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame