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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Council of Arles
- Crest of York St John College
- York Castle Museum
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Guy Fawkes
- Treasurer's House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Leeman
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bone Trial Piece
- Clifford's Tower
- York Bombed
- The Norman Minster