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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Minster
- King Edward III and York
- King Edward I and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Mystery Plays
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Second World War York