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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fishergate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Castle
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Earswick
- Lendal Tower
- Victoria Bar
- The Hospitium
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War York