Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Teaching the Poor
- The Mystery Plays
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Sixties York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Dick Turpin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The White Rose of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Council of Arles
- The Guildhall