Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Minster
- King Edward III and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- York Garrison
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The 1190 Massacre