Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Castle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Scarborough Bridge
- Inscription to Hecules
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- The George Fox Incident
- Barley Hall
- The York Observatory