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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Helmet
- York Central Library
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The County Court House
- Crest of York St John College
- The Cawood Sword
- The Bar Convent
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Holocaust