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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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 Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Walk
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse