Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Silk Cap
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New University
- A Pipkin
- Sixties York
- The Norman Castle
- Margaret Clitherow
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Hospitium
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Leeman
- Viking Coins