Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Richard II and York
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Medieval Prisons
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Yorkshire Museum
- The First Railway Station
- Eric Bloodaxe
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Monk Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Abbey