Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Teaching the Poor
- Our Lady's Row
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Cross
- York's Coat of Arms
- Roman Head Pot
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- St William's Shrine