Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- John Carr - Architect
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Central Library
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Roman Fortress
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The 1190 Massacre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Observatory