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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Lendal Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Arm Ring
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church