Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze weights
- First World War Memorial
- Sixties York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- The New Theatre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Silk Cap
- Stonegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War York
- The York Hoard