Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree Park
- Feeding Roman York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting