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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Retreat
- Treasurer's House
- A New Walk
- York Union Gas Works
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Dick Turpin
- The Guildhall
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital