Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?
- Dick Turpin
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward II and York