Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- The First Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Mansion House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- George Leeman
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Anglian Burial Vessel