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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- William Etty, Artist
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New Walk
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- The Bar Convent
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes
- The Medieval Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop