Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Helmet
- Statue of the God Mars
- Treasurer's House
- A New University
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Minster Library
- The Assembly Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa