Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Guildhall
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- Water Lanes
- The New Theatre
- The First Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Mansion House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Margaret Clitherow