Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward III and York
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard III and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug