Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman House
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor - Victorian