Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The George Fox Incident
- New Shopping Centres
- The New Theatre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Castle
- The Cawood Sword
- Is York Cursed?