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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Stonegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- The White Rose of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Mary Ward
- The First Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Abbot's House
- Treasurer's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- View from Station Rise
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Helen