Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Olive Oil Container
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Central Library
- The Norman Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- The New Theatre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 19th Century