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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Olave
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Abbot's House
- Water Lanes
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Horn of Ulf
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of Julia Velva