Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- All Saints Church, North Street