Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- The Multangular Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Carving
- View from Station Rise
- Water Lanes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Margaret Clitherow