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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- York Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Edward I and York
- Barker Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Ouse Bridge
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid