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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- George Leeman
- Middleham Jewel
- Alcuin of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Red Tower
- King Edward II and York
- St Crux's Church
- The County Court House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The 1190 Massacre
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool