Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward I and York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Minster