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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- De Grey Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Bar Convent
- The Council of Arles
- Holy Trinity Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Sixties York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New Vision For York
- York Railway Station