Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Alcuin of York
- Walmgate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House
- Anglian Cross
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Yorkshire Museum