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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze weights
- The Horn of Ulf
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre