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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barker Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Art Gallery
- The Retreat
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules