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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Industrial Upheaval
- Barker Tower
- The Norman Castle
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The York Observatory
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree Park