Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Transport Moves On
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- Crest of York St John College
- Guy Fawkes
- The Bar Convent
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat