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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barker Tower
- York Bombed
- Anglian Carving
- Teaching the Poor
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Micklegate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The End of the Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard III and York