Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bone Trial Piece
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Red Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fishergate Bar