Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- A Pipkin
- View from Station Rise
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- New Earswick
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Leeman
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Minster
- Minster Library