Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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 Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Olave
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Monk Bar
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)