Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard III and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- Stonegate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Guildhall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant