Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Abbot's House
- The Guildhall
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Holocaust
- Norman Window Frame
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman Minster