Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Barley Hall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Minster Library
- Stonegate
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse