Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fairfax House
- Transport Moves On
- Silver Strap Ends
- The County Court House
- Victoria Bar