Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of Napoleon
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Micklegate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist