Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Bombed
- Barker Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Dick Turpin
- The First Railway Station
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Union Gas Works