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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The County Court House
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Water Lanes
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- York Central Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Observatory
- The Hospitium
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey