Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham School
- York Art Gallery
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Basilica
- Fire in the Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Male Grooming
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Helmet
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Crux's Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman