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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Walmgate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Scarborough Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Council of Arles
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of the Standard