Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- George Leeman
- York Castle Museum
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Olave
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- York Central Library