Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Red Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Is York Cursed?
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York