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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The Cawood Sword
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Guildhall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Hospitium
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Castle
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights