Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Union Gas Works
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Silver Strap Ends