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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The End of the Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Head Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Carving
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute