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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- George Leeman
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Treasurer's House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- View from Station Rise
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Airfield
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave
- Alcuin of York