Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The County Court House
- First World War Memorial
- De Grey Rooms
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- Jubbergate
- York Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman House
- The Black Death
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Crux's Church