Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- George Leeman
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights
- Second World War York
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart