Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The George Fox Incident
- Medieval Prisons
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barley Hall