Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Micklegate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Red Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Coins
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of Marston Moor