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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- William Etty, Artist
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust
- A New University
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers