Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rowntree Park
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Minster Library
- The Assembly Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Railway Station
- Yorkshire Museum
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Lendal Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- Judges Lodging