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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fishergate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Greyfriars
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Scarborough Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- Guy Fawkes