Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- King Richard II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- The End of the Abbey
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The County Court House
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- The Railway Institute
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Assembly Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- Ripon College for Women
- Teaching the Poor